Advocacy
Advocacy Services
Citizen Advocacy
Provides one on one advocacy support to people with an intellectual disability.
PO Box 8231 Symonds St, Auckland 1150.
Ph: (09) 358 4141
Fax: (09) 358 3131
Community Law Centre
For advice on issues such as power of attorney, signing rights, and welfare
guardianship.
PO Box 43 201, Mangere.
Ph (09) 275 4310
Auckland Disability Law
If your legal problem is because of disability? If so this service is for you.
C/- Mangere Community Law Centre, Unit 9/Shop 27, Mangere 2022
09 257 5140
Youthlaw
Free legal service for children and young people.
Youthlaw lawyers represent the child /young person (not the family).
Solicitors advise on education issues including stand-downs, suspensions, special
needs.
PO Box 7657 Wellesley St, Auckland.
Ph: (09) 309 6967
Email: info@youthlaw.co.nz
Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA)
PO Box 27-524, Wellington 6141.
Ph: (04) 801 9100
Email: gen@dpa.org.nz
Nationwide Health & Disability Advocacy Service
Provides independent health & disability advocacy
Ph: 0800 555 050
Email:adnet@xtra.co.nz
Disability Consumer Advocacy Service
Po Box 112206, Penrose.
0800 11 22 33
Ph: (09) 525 2700
IHC Advocacy
PO Box 8072 Symonds St, Auckland.
Ph: (09) 0800 442 442.
Justice Action Group (JAG)
Supports people with an intellectual disability who have come into contact with the
criminal justice system as offenders. Supports families, agencies, lawyers, police,
advocates and anyone requesting support.
PO Box 20572, Glen Eden.
Ph: (09) 818 9413
Parents Legal Information Line for School Issues (PLINFO)
Aims to provide parents with knowledge about their own and their children’s rights
and obligations within the school system.
Ph: 0800 499-488
People First
A self advocate organisation for people with an intellectual disability
PO Box 91 99 Marion Square, Wellington.
Ph: 0800 20 60 70
Personal Advocacy Trust Inc
A trust for people with intellectual disabilities
P.O.Box 6575
Wellington
04 385 9175
Email: patrust@paradise.net.nz
